The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-03-18

| by reason OF inc ltlLllf6 OF INC R6tIG1tI 0Cll-
cheney bill.
Among the nominations which failed in
the senate the past session through mac
ton on the part Of that body was that Of
Israel Green, the present agent OF the Sis
seton and WahpetOn Sioux in Eastern Da,
kota. At the last preceding session OF
congress the nomination was allowed to
fail IN the same way, and the president
gave him a recess commission, and renOm-
mated him as soon rs the senate met
again. The nomination was entirely ig-
nOred, not having been taken up by the
committee on Indian affairs. 1t is not
known that the president will recommis.
sion him. e
Commissioner Sparks has ordered the
restoration to entry of II, 300 acres OF
land in the Red City lMich.) land district
which were selected in 1871, by the Jack
son, Lansing e Saginaw Railroad COM
pany.
The death is announced Of Capt. Henry
c. Pratt, 18th infantry, at TT. Stanton, N.
NJ. Capt. Pratt served in the volunteer
service during the war in the respective
grades OF second and first lieutenant and
captain of the 3Sth New York infantry, in
1862, and first lieutenant and captain OF
the 18th New York heavy artillery, in
1864; was appointed lieutenant in the
18th [. S. infantry, in 1866, and received
his promotion to 81 captaincy in that regi-
ment in June 1876.
Rev. W. s. Rowland, missionary OF the
American board OF commissioner for for
eign missions in India, died OF fever at Au-
burndale, Mass, four hours afterlthe death
OF his wife from pneumonia. Two OF the
children are now very i'll with fever.
The secretary of the treasury has APP
pointed NJ. V. B. Johnson OF Sioux City a
gauger for the Third internal revenue els
trict Of Iowa and R. P. Hudd a gauger 'or
the First internal revenue internal district
Of Wisconsin.
The Missouri lower house defeated by a
vote OF 6S to 81, the railroad bill which
had passed the senate. The object OF the
bill was to regulate the operation OF rail
roads within the boundaries OF that state,
and provide that all rates should be pub
lished and posted in a conspicuous place,
that they should be permanent, and that
no rebates should be allowed to shippers.
In the United States supreme court in
Washington J. H. Swan Of Sioux City was
admitted to practice.
Arrangements are making at the treasu-
ry department to supply the demand for
small silver certificates and United States
notes, which is very large and is increasing
daily.
Albert Foster, son Of Hon. Sidney Fos-
ter, was fatally crushed by the cars at Eau
Claire, as he was about to start for the
West with Mr.. Foster.
At Madison the Wisconsin solous passed
the bill appropriating So, 900 for the cree
tion of a monument to the memory OF the
soldiers OF Wisconsin lying at Gettysburg
May wheat on the 8th in Chicago sold
nm ahOve az caDts The sparnIa tiop which
has been steadily increasing for a week
past, leaped all bounds, and the scene in
the pit during both sessions vas vely wild.
The failure OF congress to act upon the
agreements made by the Northwestern
commission with the tribes in Minnesota,
Montana and Dakota has had a some
what depressing effect upon the Indian
bureau, which has some reasonn to fear
that the work OF the commission may be
engagements is opposed in one way or an
other. There is also danger OF a refusal OF
the Indians to abide by them II they are
carried out soon. Protests loud and
long against the Fort Berthold agree
ment are coming in, with letters from set
tiers contiguous to arrp Sst every band OF
the Minnesota ChippeW Is, which it is pro-
posed to collect upon ONE reservation, OPP
posing or asking some change in these ar
r~angements.
The Hennepin canal appropriation vent
with the rest of the items on the river and
harbor bill, and there is no possibility OF
e~ffecting the initial work on Chicago's big
western outfGH sewer this year.
P~ostofices established: I~owa-Corey,
Keokuk county, Republic, Chicksaw
county. Fourth class postmasters ar
pointed-Dakota: ~Irmadale, j. B. Church.
i'll; Harlem, F. f. Kendall; Guelph, S. T..
Dales; Hosmer, w. p. Nagle. Iowa: Hart.
wick, j. H. Santell; Jesup, c. Brown.
The president appointed John II. Dorsey
postmaster at GisncOe, Mimi, vice Virgil
n, Hall, deceased.
The lateness and prolonged severity OF
the winter has interposed to prevent the
carrying out oil plans Tor constituting Fort
Smelling the leading supply station for the
troops in the Northwest; but as DON as
the season permits it is contemplated to
construct quarters there for all the troops
that can be spared from active service in
the Indian Territory. There are already
accommodations for the necessary number
OF officers, and the quartermaster's de-
partment viii as soon as practicable pro.
vide shelter FOR the men. ~Conyplience OF
access and for obtaining supplies is the
chief reason whiea influences the army
officials in giving this preference to Fort
Smelling.
Hon. Arthur Macarthur, associate JUS
tics OF tho supreme court OF the District OF
Columbia, has sent in his resignation TO
the president.
The decisions Of the secretary Of Che in.
terror in pension cases for the calendar
year ending Dec. 81, 1886. are now in the
hands OF the public printer and win be
printed in signatures Of l6 pages and sent
to any person desiring them in any guam
stity by forwarding to the printer the cost
OF the same and 10 per cent. additional.
At the close OF the year the completed
work viii be found ia one volume, but the
demand for extra copies Of each signature
as it goes to press is simply immense from
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